Green Thumb Farm Huntington CSA

Happy Summer!

Quickie…the restaurant H2O in Smithtown has a Sustainable Shellfish Menu till the end of this month! http://www.h2oseafoodgrill.com/

CSA Mystery – What female CSA member was at the CSA last week with about 4 high school/college age folks (guys and gals) and one of the fellas had a Deadmau5 green and black glowing necklace on? I have a story for you! Please identify yourself!!! I asked the person at the desk who signed you in and she couldn’t remember your name.

Anyone still interested in Pine Nuts (NOT from China…if you don’t know why this is an issue…Google it) and Sundried Tomatoes? CSA member Fritz Lang wants to do a bulk order but needs some people to split the booty. He can give you the details so let me know if you’re interested and I’ll make the connection. The Pine Nuts could be organic and grown in the USA IF there are enough takers and the order gets in quickly enough.

TIME TO START WEIGHING!!! Digital scales are here. The main thing is to err on the side of under weighing rather than being over the amount stated on the Wall Chart. The second thing is to please follow the weighing directions given by whoever is working by the scales (usually that means weighing more than one thing at a time in a certain order…this is what our farmer wants so this is what we do).

Flower Shares and Herb Shares still available (see #5).

BRING BAGS TO PACK YOUR CSA SHARE…now and forever! Put bags (paper/plastic/canvas) in every car you own so you’ll never be without. In your trunk, glove compartment, back seat…whatever works for you. You’ll be needing them every week for the next 30 weeks and the CSA is not set up to provide them. If you are sending someone else to pick up your CSA share (spouse, relative, friend, offspring), this is the most important thing to tell them.

Only TWO more weeks left for new members to sign up…after that, whether we fill the CSA or not, Farmer Bill will stop accepting new members. We still have 75 intrepid CSAers for the eighteenth week of the CSA season and we still have room for about 75 CSA members for the rest of the season. If each CSA member were to find ONE more member…ONLY ONE EACH…we could fill the CSA. Green Thumb Farms’ Brooklyn CSA is closed for membership with 200 members, their Queens CSA is closed for the season with 110 members and we’re last on the totem pole still trying to get to 100, and at that point seeing if our farmer will allow us to get to 150 members. Back a few years ago, he would have LOVED for us to have 200 members but since we’ve never come close, I think he’s given up hope…but would be amused and pleased if it ever happened. Plus it’s wacky…with everyone sharing, people having multiple email addresses, and the fact that there are people who want to get our emails who aren’t CSA members (events, veg sheets, etc), I’m sending this email to 110 email addresses! I’d be so happy if that translated to 110 CSA members but not yet!

Attached in the next email will be the CSA “kit” consisting of the contract for new members, brochure and fee sheet. Let’s do this thing! The sooner I don’t have to beat the bushes for members, the more time I have for things like managing the CSA better, finding cool new things to add to the CSA mix (Mushrooms, Tempeh, a Winter CSA Share?) and doing the extra work it would entail.

I’d be happy to place brochures, do a lecture, call, email…do whatever’s needed to spread the good word about CSA. If you have suggestions, please make them known.

This email includes…

1. Your CSA DOES need you this week! We’re looking for ONE (1) person from 5:30 to 7:30pm
2. Notes from the Farm
3. The list…subject to change without notice…farming is like that!
4. What to do with megazucchini…
5. Dines Farm Report
6. New report on the benefit of eating herbs and spices…
7. We still have plenty of Herb Shares and Flower Shares available. Why would you want one?
8. What you actually got last week
9. Fun, Cool & Interesting Stuff to Do (new events added weekly)
10. Do you drink Coconut Water? If so (or you know someone who does), check this out…
11. Certified Organic Seedlings Available from Green Thumb Farm!
12. Know where your food is coming from…Chinese citizens starting to grow their own food (many organically) out of legitimate distrust and fear of their food supply (a lot of the non-organic Garlic in this country is grown in China)
13. Computer click activist…Click below for a pro-Raw milk petition…



1. Your CSA DOES need you this week! We’re looking for ONE (1) person from 3:30 to 5:30pm.

If interested and available…
1. reply to this email from now to before 1pm Thursday
2. call 631-421-4864 from now to before 1pm Thursday
3. call the CSA at 631-385-1079 after 3pm only on Thursday

You can ALWAYS show up a little before 3:30 or 5:30pm at the CSA and offer to work IF help is still needed…you never know! Everyone that’s scheduled doesn’t always show up on time…or at all.

If you didn’t get a confirmation email from Judi, you’re not on the schedule to work this week. If you did, you are.



2. Notes from the Farm (present and past)

August 19, 2011

Labor Day is just a short way away, and on the farm…we’re thinking fall.

Winter Squash is growing well. Fall Carrots, Beets and Scallions are also doing good. Last week, we began seeding our fall Oriental greens, 4 types of Turnips, as well as Daikon Radish and several other types of winter Radishes. Our Kale, Broccoli and Cauliflower have all been planted and are growing well, thanks to our frequent rain showers.

Tomatoes are here and we’ll be having those over the next month. Melons are beginning but won’t last long. Summer Squashes and Snap Beans are still happening. Leeks have begun and we’ll have these until December. Lettuces, after a few hot weeks, are starting to return also due to those rain showers.

So, have a happy Labor Day, enjoy those summer crops, and know that there’s still much more on the way from now till December 15th.

Please enjoy our local, certified-organic and seasonal bounty!

Organically yours,
Farmer Bill (Halsey)


Not sure if I emailed this one or not so…

June 17, 2011

Summer has begun and Strawberry season is here! After two good weeks of Strawberry picking, the rains have begun and the Strawberries have begun to suffer. Spotted Strawberries and many more unpickable ones are appearing. Without the use of fungicides, which conventional farmers are now using to fight the wet weather, our certified-organic Strawberries do not last as long. Strawberries are one of the foods listed containing the most pesticides. So, enjoy those certified-organic Strawberries while they last!

Looking forward to our Summer Squash, Beets and Onions which will be along soon. Peas are doing very well. Snow Peas, Sugar Snap Peas, and even some Shelling Peas, are all being harvested now and will be for several weeks more. Lettuces and many herbs are still abundant, and Radicchio will also soon make its spring appearance. Fennel, Swiss Chard and Radishes will also be here soon.

Between showers this week, we have managed to plant our Cranberry, Lima, and Soy Beans (as well as more String Beans and Summer Squash) for August harvest.

Eggplant and Peppers are in the ground and are also growing well. Expect these in late July!

Organically Yours,
Farmer Bill (Halsey)



3. The list…subject to change without notice…farming is like that!

Vegetable Info Sheets attached to email (keep in a notebook – by the end of the year you’ll have a cookbook!)

Week #18
August 25, 2011

1. Cantaloupe - 1
2. Swiss Chard – 1 bunch
3. Tomatoes
4. Snap Beans
5. Peppers, Sweet
6. Squash, Summer

Total Items: 6 (?)

Flower Share Week #8 – maybe

Herb Share – Aug 2B
Basil AND Sorrel



4. What to do with megazucchini…

The old expression when life gives you Lemons-make lemonade, applies very well to gardening, farming, and being a CSA member…
http://nrnfoodwriter.blogspot.com/2011/08/what-to-do-with-oversized-zucchini.html



5. Dines Farm Report…

The short story is that…
1. Dines Farm won’t be here till further notice…I’ll let you know what I know when I know it. They’re no longer at the Northport market.

Spoke to Larry and he’s having some health issues (stable for the moment but let’s all think good thoughts) but he said he’d call Jay and see about getting to Huntington with some meaty goodness.

2. Jay Dine is looking for a loan of $50,000 to be able to stay in business. He needs to get USDA certification to be able to sell his meats retail and that would make his life a lot easier (and more profitable). If you have less than a certain number of animals you don’t need USDA certification but he needs/wants to expand his business to stay afloat with the price of gas, etc. It’s a long story. If you are interested, or know anyone who might be (1 person or 50 people loaning $1,000 a piece…why not?), please get in touch with me for further details. He would be eternally grateful and I imagine that person (or persons) would be very well fed.



6. New report on the benefit of eating herbs and spices…

We don’t use enough herbs (and spices)!!!

They’re so good for us…and taste good too…in the study they used Sage, Oregano, Garlic and Rosemary (all of which we get in either our regular CSA share or the Herb Share)…
http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/food/2011/08/22/2011-08-22_research_shows_that_cooking_with_spices_helps_counter_the_negative_effects_of_hi.html



7. We still have plenty of Herb Shares, Basil Shares, and Flower Shares available. Why would you want one?

Why a Flower Share?

You’re paying $7 for a bunch of flowers that might easily cost $10 elsewhere (I just paid $10 for two VERY SMALL stems of Lilac the other week at the Sweet Hollow Hall market and they were on their way out after two days…the gal didn’t cut them properly as I learned in my research AND she should have had little packs of flower food to include for that price) AND the Flower Share flowers are organic. I get two Flower Shares every year and they are a joy to behold!

You don’t have to cut the ones in your garden and you can leave them to beautify your landscape.

They’re organically grown so you can sniff with impunity!

The first ones we usually get are Peonies (that’s enough of a reason for me) and then it may be followed by (and not in this order) Sunflowers, Zinneas, Sweet Williams, Snapdragons, Straw Flowers, Gomphrena, Flamingo Feathers…some are everlasts (can be dried) and some are not…all depending on what’s ready and when. The flowers do NOT come every week.

Why an Herb Share or a Basil Share?

Tired of eating the same vegetable more than one week in a row…USE HERBS! They can totally change the flavor profile of what you’re cooking.

Just like we get Vegetable Information Sheets, we have Herb Information Sheets (and we may put an order in for an Herb Wheel…later for that).

You can freeze or dry them for use during the winter (or when you don’t have them fresh on hand).

Herbs are amazing for our health. We don’t eat enough of them. They have more antioxidants than Blueberries! Use them in Juices (in small quantities), on Salad, in Salad Dressings, on most anything you cook…Vegetables, Meat, Fish, Eggs, Soups…anything!

Herbs are green…anything that’s green is ultra healthy. Here’s some info from Dr. Andrew Weil…
To turn down pain: Like some over-the-counter painkillers, some plants also act as natural COX 2 inhibitors, thus reducing pain and inflammation. Adding Basil to the diet may be useful for those with minor aches and pains.
To fight infections: In India, Basil is commonly used a home remedy for coughs and colds and topically for minor cuts and scrapes. Research has now shown that the herb indeed has potent antimicrobial activity and may reduce bronchial spasm, said Dr. Low Dog. Thyme is another herb to consider when fighting off a cold. It is approved in Europe for use in upper respiratory infections; it’s also effective against oral thrush. Likewise, Sage tea is effective for sore throats.
To calm and soothe: Rosemary is a traditional remedy for headaches—perhaps due to its anti-inflammatory properties. Sage is approved in Germany for those troubled by excessive perspiration, and herbalists commonly recommend it for menopausal women troubled with night sweats.
To improve your outlook: Another promising herb for brain health may be Sage. Dr. Low Dog presented some of the research that suggests the herb may improve some symptoms of early Alzheimer’s disease. She also noted that the word “sage” is used to signify a wise elder. Maybe the ancients were on to somethin
We DO get Herbs as part of our basic CSA share (this week we’re getting Parsley) but you get more of them with the CSA share…

We will most likely be getting Celery at some point this season…
Please Pass the Parsley … and the Celery
Parsley and celery contain a compound that may help protect against breast cancer, possibly by blocking the growth of tumor cells. This interesting finding, from a University of Missouri animal study, suggests that apigenin, a flavonoid found in parsley, celery, apples, oranges, nuts and other plant products, seemed to block or delay tumor formation in rats that had been programmed to develop breast cancer when exposed to MPA (medroxyprogesterone acetate). MPA is a synthetic hormone that has been found to accelerate human breast tumor development in women on hormone replacement therapy. In the rat study, apigenin blocked the formation of new blood vessels needed by breast tumors, and also reduced the overall number of tumors the rats developed. However, apigenin didn't stop cancer cells from forming in the breast in the first place. The investigators said that they're not yet sure what dose of apigenin would be appropriate for humans, but suggested that eating some parsley and fruit daily could help ensure that you're getting the minimal amount. The study was published online April 19, 2011 by Cancer Prevention Research.
How to I get an Herb, Basil or Flower Share after the CSA season start?

It’s easy…ASK or EMAIL! You need to join AT the CSA because…it’s a timing thing.



8. What you actually got last week…and a bunch of other weeks I didn’t get around to typing in

August 18, 2011
Week #17

1. Leeks – 1 bunch - $3.50
2. Peppers, Sweet: Bell, Green AND/OR Bell, Purple AND/OR Hungarian Wax AND/OR Heirloom Corno di Toro – 1 lb
3. Squash, Summer: Zucchini, 8 Ball, Yellow, Golden, Cousa Magda, Patty Pan- Green – 1 lb
2 and 3 weighed together for a total weight of 2 lbs and a total price of - $5.00
4. Eggplant – 1 - $2.25
5. Beans, Snap: Romano – ½ lb - $1.50
6. Cucumber – 1 - $.50
7. Tomatoes, Mini: Heirloom Purple Krim, Cherry-Yellow, Plum-Red – 2 lbs - $4.00
8. Cantaloupe – 1 - $2.75

Total Items: 8
Total Amount: $19.50 ($2.00 more than we paid for our weekly share…it adds up over the course of the season)


August 4, 2011
Week #15

1. Cabbage, Green – 1 head
2. Squash, Summer: 8 Ball, Costato Romanesco, Gold, Patty Pan-White, Yellow, Zucchini AND/OR Bitter Melon/Foo Gwo – 2 lbs total - $4.00
3. Beets – 1 bunch - $3.25
4. Radishes: French Breakfast, Red – 1 bunch - $2.75
5. Peppers, Sweet: Green – 2 - $1.75
6. Lettuce: Oak Leaf, Green – 1 head - $2.50
7. Tomatoes, Mini: Cherry, Red or Cherry, Yellow or Grape, Red or Grape, Yellow or Sungold- 1 pt - $4.00

Total Items: 7
Total Amount: $18.25 ($.75 over what we pay for our weekly share…it adds up over the course of the season!)

Flower Share
Week #6
Flamingo Feather (Celosia)/Zinnia/Russian Sage (?) mixed bunch


July 28, 2011
Week #14

1. Cucumbers AND/OR Bitter Melon/Foo Gwa – 1 lb
2. Squash, Summer – 1 lb – weighed together 2 lbs total - $4.25
3. Carrots – 1 bunch - $3.25
4. Fennel – 1 bunch - $2.75
5. Pepper, Sweet: Green AND Pepper, Sweet: Purple – 2 - $1.50
6. Lettuce: Waldmans, Green – 1 head – $2.50
7. Tomatoes, Mini – 1 pt - $4.00

Total Items: 7
Total Amount: $18.25 ($.75 more than we paid for our weekly share…it adds up over the course of the season!)

Flower Share
Week # 6
Statice


July 21, 2011
Week #13

1. Peas: Sugar Snap OR Snow – ½ lb - $3.00
2. Peas: Shelling – 1 lb - $4.50
3. Beans, Snap: Green, Purple, Yellow/Wax – 1 lb - $3.00
4. Onions, Spring – 1 bunch - $3.25
5. Lettuce: Salad Bowl, Green – 1 bunch - $2.50
6. Squash, Summer AND/OR Cucumbers – 1 lb - $2.25

Total Items: 6
Total Amount: $18.50 ($1.00 more than we paid for the weekly share…adds up over the course of a year)

Herb Share –July 2B
Cilantro AND Sorrel

Flower Share
Week #5
Zinnias


July 14, 2011
Week #12

1. Squash, Summer – 2 lbs
2. Beans, Fava – 1 lb – 3 lbs total - $7.75
3. Peas, Sugar Snap – ½ lb - $3.00
4. Lettuce: Leaf, Red OR Iceberg – 1 head - $2.50
5. Onions, Spring – 1 bunch - $3.25
6. Broccoli Rabe OR Radishes – 1 bunch - $2.75

Total Items: 6
Total Amount: $19.25 ($1.75 more than we paid for our share…adds up over the course of the season!)

Flower Share
Week #4
Sunflowers

Herb Share – July 1A
Chives, Garlic AND Oregano


July 7, 2011
Week #11

1. Peas, Sugar Snap – 2/3 lb - $4.00
2. Peas, Snow – ½ lb - $2.50
3. Swiss Chard – 1 bunch - $3.25
4. Fennel – 1 bunch - $3.50
5. Radicchio – 1 head - $3.00
6. Lettuce: Oakleaf, Red – 1 head - $2.50

Total Items: 6
Total Amount: $18.75 ($1.25 more than we pay for our weekly share…it adds up over the course of a season!)

Flower Share
Week #3
Snapdragons


June 30, 2011
Week #10

1. Peas, Sugar Snap - .6 lb - $3.50
2. Radishes – 1 bunch - $2.50
3. Peas, Shelling - .6 lb - $3.50
4. Spinach – ½ lb - $3.25
5. Cilantro – 1 bunch - $2.25
6. Lettuce: Romaine – 1 bunch - $2.50

Total Items: 6
Total Amount: $17.50

Herb Share – June 2B
Parsley, Italian Flat Leaf AND Thyme, Lemon

Flower Share
Week #2
Ageratum


June 23, 2011
Week #9

1. Peas, Snow – ½ lb - $3.25
2. Peas, Sugar Snap – ½ lb - $2.75
3. Swiss Chard – 1 bunch - $3.50
4. Lavender – 1 bunch - $2.50
5. Curly/Pepper Cress – 1 bunch - $2.25
6. Lettuce: Leaf, Red – 1 head - $2.50

Total Items: 6
Total Amount: $16.75 (-$.75 but farmer will make up for this in the coming weeks by giving us more than the $17.50 per week we pay)

Flower Share
Week #1
Yarrow

June 15, 2011
Week #8

1. Strawberries – 1 qt - $6.50
2. Peas, Snow - .4 lb - $2.50
3. Peas, Shelling – ¾ lb - $4.50
4. Lettuce: Salad Bowl, Green – 1 head - $2.50
5. Savory, Winter – 1 bunch - $2.25

Total Items: 5
Total Amount: $18.25 ($.75 more than the $17.50 we pay for our weekly CSA share)

Herb Share – June 1A
Mint AND Tarragon, French



9. Fun, Cool & Interesting Stuff to Do (new events added weekly)


Wednesday, August 25th

5 to 6pm

iEat Green Radio Show (internet)…you can also listen to archived shows here as well
http://www.progressiveradionetwork.com/eating-green/

Bhavani Jharoff, of iEat Green (and Slow Food – Huntington) will interview Clay Dunn, the Online Community Director at Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit that connects children with the nutritious food they need to lead healthy, active lives. Clay oversees the organization’s websites, social media, email program and digital partnerships. Before joining Share Our Strength, Clay held positions with National Geographic Channel, a digital consulting firm, an electoral campaign and The City of New York. Join me, as we learn about all of the important work Share Our Strength is doing!

Saturday, August 27th

Noon

Food Chain Radio
http://metrofarm.com/
Food Chain Radio show with Michael Olson…he doesn’t announce what’s on the show till Thursday but it’s worth checking out and you can hear the older shows that are archived and there are a BAZILLION interesting shows on everything green and food related….everything from beer and bedbugs to raw milk and cosmetics.
Last week was The Monsanto Bug with Professor Emeritus Dr. Don Huber from Purdue University, for a conversation about a newly-discovered– and as yet unnamed– glysophate pathogen. Monsanto has declined an invitation to participate. (Food Chain Radio #739)
With its roundup herbicide and roundup-ready genes, the Monsanto Corporation has made growing crops a lot easier. Some, however, say Monsanto’s technology has spawned a new pathogen that causes abortion rates of 20% to 45% in the animals that feed upon the crops.
Topics include how we know the Monsanto Bug exists when Monsanto says it does not; what impact, if any, this pathogen has on the food chain of plants, animals and people; and why so few in authority want to consider these questions.


2pm to 10pm

Gaia’s Essence Women’s Wellness Conference
Islandia Marriot
3635 Expressway Drive North
Islandia
$30 (includes a LOT…check out the website…DVD Food Matters and goody bag)
To register online:
http://www.gewwc.com/tickets.htm
For more info:
http://www.gewwc.com/index.htm
The featured speaker is Andrea Beaman. Andrea is a natural foods chef, author, and television host dedicated to alternative healing and green, sustainable living. Her inspirational story follows an eye-opening journey from sickness to wellness. Successfully healing her incurable thyroid disease with health-promoting foods, exercise and other natural therapies was the catalyst that transformed Andrea Beaman’s life. Andrea was a featured contestant on Bravo’s Top Chef and was a guest on Barbara Walters’ The View and CBS news. She is a food expert with the wisdom to help you clean out your body and get healthy

Sunday, August 28th

11am to 6pm

23rd Annual Ecofest
Pier 86 (by the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum)
West Side Hwy and 46th St
NYC
For more info:
http://www.ecofest.com/home.html

With green exhibits and eco-booths including environmental groups, information, animal care, products, health and fitness, healthy food and technologies, plus music, dance and entertainment. ECOFEST features all achievements, choices and activities that present to the general public a Better Life.

Tuesday, August 30th to Friday, September 1st

Preview for Oh My Girls!
For more info:
http://www.ohmygirls.com/

OMG is a healthy living center exclusively designed for girls between the ages of 8 and 18, where Bhavani (of Slow Food Huntington and iEat Green radio) will be the Senior Chef. Its focus is on the physical, nutritional, psychological and social health of teens and tweens.

Wednesday, August 31st

5 to 6pm

iEat Green Radio Show (internet)
http://www.progressiveradionetwork.com/eating-green/

Bhavani Jharoff, of iEat Green (and Slow Food – Huntington) will interview Andrea Beaman, healthy living life coach and tv host of Fed Up! on the Veria Network (and cured her “uncurable” thyroid disease with alternative health treatments).
http://www.andreabeaman.com/health/

September 1st to September 30th

The NY Locavore Challenge

Eat fresh, local, in season, organic…for a day, a week, a month! Put on by the Northeast Organic Farmer’s Association, this is the 2nd year for this event.

For more info, to register, and to get involved…keep coming back as clearly it’s early in the planning stages…unless YOU want to help plan and be actively involved…
https://www.nofany.org/?q=node/237
https://www.nofany.org/events/ny-locavore-challenge


Thursday, September 1st

6pm

Farm-to-table Cooking Class with Bhavani
Old Westbury
$75
To register (space limited):
516-238-3616
Bhavani@ieatgreen.com

Join Natural Food Chef, Bhavani Jaroff, in her garden and kitchen. The class begins by harvesting the vegetables and then creating a gourmet, vegetarian meal that will be shared together under the stars

7pm

Vanishing of the Bee’s (movie)
Crossroads Farm at Grossman’s
480 Hempstead Ave
Malverne
$5 to $1,000 (this is a fundraiser)
For more info:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=235664813135691

Bring your own folding chairs and/or blankets…co-director Maryam Henein will be there for a Q & A after the film.


Saturday, September 3rd

9am to noon

13th Annual Great Tomato Taste-Off
Quail Hill Farm
Deep Lane
Amagansett
$10 (kids under 12 free)
For more info:
http://www.peconiclandtrust.org/events.php?Ym=20110901#10

Heavy rains will cancel event.

12:30pm

Wild Food & Ecology Tour with Wildman Steve Brill
Sunken Meadow Park
Kings Park
Parking lot by bath house
$20/$10 for children

For more info and to reserve a spot:
http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/



Saturday, September 10th

9am to 10am (submit entries)
11am – prizes awarded (Tomatoes can’t be picked up till 5pm)

14th Annual Hicks Nurseries Tomato Contest
Hicks Nursery
100 Jericho Tpke
Westbury
For more info:
516-334-0066

Prizes awarded for heaviest, largest circumference, most unusual looking and tiniest red Tomato.


Healthy Planet Membership Fun Drive
The Water Well
386 NY Ave
Huntington
For more info:
631-421-5591
www.healthy-planet.org

Socializing and speakers all day…music all night!


Sunday, September 18th

Slow Food National $5 Challenge Day
Old Westbury
$5
RSVP:
Bhavani@ieatgreen.com
For more info about the event:
https://secure3.convio.net/sfusa/site/SPageServer?pagename=5Challenge_Home

You're invited to help take back the 'value meal' by getting together with other Slow Food members for a slow food meal that costs no more than $5 per person.
Slow food shouldn't have to cost more than fast food. Join us for a 'value meal' prepared by Slow Food Huntington members.

Wednesday, September 21st

7pm (6pm with VIP tickets)

Just Food: Let us Eat Local
The Altman Building
135 W 18th St
NYC
$175 to $275 (benefit for Just Food)
To purchase tickets:
http://www.nycharities.org/Events/EventLevels.aspx?ETID=3865
For more info:
http://www.justfood.org/events

Just Food is hosting an event bringing together some of the best sustainable food in New York City for a delicious tasting — an extension of the work they’ve been doing for fifteen years to raise awareness in the city about sustainable agriculture and connect city residents with farmers. This event will be a chance to raise funds for the great work Just Food is doing, including facilitating Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs) in New York City, providing support to urban farmers, conducting workshops and hands on training, cooking demonstrations and food justice advocacy work.

Thursday, September 23rd to Sunday, September 25th

10am to 4pm

169th Annual Long Island Fair: Celebrating Agriculture on Long Island
Old Bethpage Village Restoration
1303 Round Swamp Rd
Old Bethpage
$12 Adults/$8 Children and Seniors
For more info:
http://www.lifair.org/


Friday, September 23

6 to 7pm

The Healthy Planet Radio Show
WUSB-FM 90.1

HealthyPlanet's Executive Director, Bob DiBenedetto's, “The Healthy Planet” radio program is airing on WUSB (90.1 FM), broadcasting out of SUNY Stony Brook. This is part of “Natural Alternatives” which airs every Friday from 6 to 7 PM. “The Healthy Planet” will be on at least one Friday each month.


Saturday, September 24th

Moving Planet
For more info:
631-421-5591
www.healthy-planet.org

Join Healthy Planet, 350.org and other groups in a bike ride rally to demand solutions to the climate crisis


Sunday, October 9th

Healthy Planet Restaurant Outing and Lecture featuring Michael Greger, MD

For more info and reservations:
631-421-5591
www.healthy-planet.org

HealthyPlanet Restaurant Outings are social outings with a purpose. Bring together delicious food and knowledgeable speakers on informative topics of all kinds, and you get the perfect mix of fun and growth-promoting education. They are also designed to establish a relationship with restaurants which encourages them to offer more health-enriching, plant-based options. These events are also an opportunity to meet and enjoy the company of other concerned community members. Good friends make the best partners when it comes to making a difference in our world!


Sunday, October 23rd

12:30pm

Wild Food & Ecology Tour with Wildman Steve Brill
Sunken Meadow Park
Kings Park
Parking lot by bath house
$20/$10 for children

For more info and to reserve a spot:
http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/


Monday, October 24th

Food Day
For more info:



10. Do you drink Coconut Water? If so (or you know someone who does), check this out…

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/04/coconut-water-not-the-mag_n_918135.html?ir=Food



11. Certified Organic Seedlings Available from Green Thumb Farm!

Order certified organic seedlings grown at Green Thumb Farm and have them delivered to the CSA for your garden!

How:
Have your credit card ready (to be paid only by credit card) and call the farm at 631-726-1900 between 9:30 to 4pm any day of the week and they will tell you, depending on when you place your order, what week they will arrive at the CSA…and make sure you don’t forget to pick them up!

How much:
$5.50 per pot (4” pot) with a 4 pot minimum order

What:
(if you don’t see what you’re looking for on this list, or want more details…call the farm and ask)

Flowers
Marigolds, Bonanza
Marigolds, Genie (edible)
Nasturtiums
Petunias

Herbs
Basil
Chives
Oregano
Parsley
Sage
Tarragon, French
Thyme

Tomatoes
Heirlooms
Minis
Red

Vegetables
Broccoli
Cabbage
Kale
Swiss Chard



12. Know where your food is coming from…Chinese citizens starting to grow their own food (many organically) out of legitimate distrust and fear of their food supply (a lot of the non-organic Garlic in this country is grown in China)

I love Chinese food, I love Chinese culture…but this food stuff is out of control…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14387817

Can you blame them???
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0805/1224301872819.html

And when you put it this way…
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8476080/Top-10-Chinese-Food-Scandals.html

At least this time it wasn’t the food producers fault but…I didn’t know about the dairy farmer poisoning milk to screw his competitor! Oh dear!!!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/22/tainted-vinegar-suspected_n_932862.html



13. Computer click activist…Click below for a pro-Raw milk petition…

http://www.freshthemovie.com/pass-it-on-whos-the-real-threat-cargill-or-raw-milk/

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